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Sophisticated Seductions
Sir, Yes Sir
Ashton
One single moment changed everything. After receiving life-altering injuries on my last operation, I was forced to retire early. What was I if not a Raider and a Marine? When my brother in arms Tommy (Gun) Blair offered his home up to me to finish my recovery, I snatched up the opportunity with both hands because I had nowhere else to go. Amidst all my calculations, however, I realized that I’d missed one significant detail. Freya, Tommy’s daughter. She’d been a kid last time I’d seen her. She was definitely NOT a kid anymore. Living up to her namesake, the daughter of my best friend was beautiful, sweet, and deadly. If Tommy knew the kinds of things running through my head, he’d kill me in my sleep with a rusty spoon. Didn’t matter though. The woman was temptation embodied, and despite all my training, discipline and control, she was the one weakness that I just couldn’t give up.
Freya
I’d never met a man like him. Ashton was solid, confident, rigid, and bold. He also had the body of a god. No joke. But I was just the kid of his best friend. Seeing a man as powerful as him bow to the agony of injuries and PTSD...it broke my heart. It also proved that he wasn’t just a fighting machine. When he started working at Dad’s dealership with us, I started to get to know the man instead of the legend, and I loved what I found. Good with his hands, and loyal to a fault, I fell so deep in love with him it’s almost disgusting. Too bad he was my father’s best friend and would never love me back.
One single moment changed everything. After receiving life-altering injuries on my last operation, I was forced to retire early. What was I if not a Raider and a Marine? When my brother in arms Tommy (Gun) Blair offered his home up to me to finish my recovery, I snatched up the opportunity with both hands because I had nowhere else to go. Amidst all my calculations, however, I realized that I’d missed one significant detail. Freya, Tommy’s daughter. She’d been a kid last time I’d seen her. She was definitely NOT a kid anymore. Living up to her namesake, the daughter of my best friend was beautiful, sweet, and deadly. If Tommy knew the kinds of things running through my head, he’d kill me in my sleep with a rusty spoon. Didn’t matter though. The woman was temptation embodied, and despite all my training, discipline and control, she was the one weakness that I just couldn’t give up.
Freya
I’d never met a man like him. Ashton was solid, confident, rigid, and bold. He also had the body of a god. No joke. But I was just the kid of his best friend. Seeing a man as powerful as him bow to the agony of injuries and PTSD...it broke my heart. It also proved that he wasn’t just a fighting machine. When he started working at Dad’s dealership with us, I started to get to know the man instead of the legend, and I loved what I found. Good with his hands, and loyal to a fault, I fell so deep in love with him it’s almost disgusting. Too bad he was my father’s best friend and would never love me back.
457 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 12, 2024
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About the author
L.L. Ash
30 books187 followersL.L. Ash is a Washington-born writer who has traveled and lived across the western coast of the US. She lives in Utah with her husband and 3 kids, all of which are a handful!
Ash has been writing fiction since she was 11 years old, and finished her first full-length romance novella at 12. While her writing has improved since then, her love for literature has not changed. Oftentimes you can find Ash reading an indie romance or enjoying a historical fiction. She has been an artist for decades but found her true love and passion in romances.
But Ash is not content to write a romance with untried characters or predictable ‘happily ever afters’. Ash strives to create honest stories revolving around struggling heroins and bruised heroes, both trying to find happiness and acceptance, just like we in real life do. She writes about real struggles and real hardships, often giving the characters a tarnished facade. But through the constant loving and hating of the characters, you will fall in love with them as they grow and change and evolve through the stories.
As Ash always says, it’s all about real romance for real life.
Ash has been writing fiction since she was 11 years old, and finished her first full-length romance novella at 12. While her writing has improved since then, her love for literature has not changed. Oftentimes you can find Ash reading an indie romance or enjoying a historical fiction. She has been an artist for decades but found her true love and passion in romances.
But Ash is not content to write a romance with untried characters or predictable ‘happily ever afters’. Ash strives to create honest stories revolving around struggling heroins and bruised heroes, both trying to find happiness and acceptance, just like we in real life do. She writes about real struggles and real hardships, often giving the characters a tarnished facade. But through the constant loving and hating of the characters, you will fall in love with them as they grow and change and evolve through the stories.
As Ash always says, it’s all about real romance for real life.
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April 1, 2024
This book was so captivating.
There was just something so intriguing and almost fun about it. Even with some of the more intense moments, which should not be discounted, I was just so engaged with Ash & Freya. They were just so alive on the page. It immediately had me on their side and I longed for them to be able to share their love.
Ashton is a Marine who was recently injured in combat and lost many of his men. He doesn't have anyone in his life besides friends and when he needs to recoup and heal, his friend Tom and his family take him in. He isn't planning to be there for long, but it's long enough for him to notice Freya.
Freya is Tom's daughter and also currently lives with her parents. She is 20-21 I believe. Freya has always had a crush on Ash, but now he's just... there. And he's charming and funny and a little bit sad. It's impossible for her to stay away from him but is she willing to deal with the fall out?
There are many challenges between these two and an HEA but I just couldn't stop reading until they made it there. Their chemistry was amazing but there was more than that. This connection isn't only about lust. They really spend time getting to know one another and making sure their relationship is worth the risks.
This book does have a trope that I don't usually care for, but I understand why the author chose to do it and I think it made them both stronger in the end. It really made me believe these two could go the distance.
Also, just a reminder, this is a part of a series but each book stands on its own. No cross-over characters. Each book is just a different forbidden relationship. So if you like some naughty Age-Gaps, this series is for you.
4.5 stars
4 on the spice scale
CW: PTSD, War flashbacks, abusive parent (past), death of a parent
There was just something so intriguing and almost fun about it. Even with some of the more intense moments, which should not be discounted, I was just so engaged with Ash & Freya. They were just so alive on the page. It immediately had me on their side and I longed for them to be able to share their love.
Ashton is a Marine who was recently injured in combat and lost many of his men. He doesn't have anyone in his life besides friends and when he needs to recoup and heal, his friend Tom and his family take him in. He isn't planning to be there for long, but it's long enough for him to notice Freya.
Freya is Tom's daughter and also currently lives with her parents. She is 20-21 I believe. Freya has always had a crush on Ash, but now he's just... there. And he's charming and funny and a little bit sad. It's impossible for her to stay away from him but is she willing to deal with the fall out?
There are many challenges between these two and an HEA but I just couldn't stop reading until they made it there. Their chemistry was amazing but there was more than that. This connection isn't only about lust. They really spend time getting to know one another and making sure their relationship is worth the risks.
This book does have a trope that I don't usually care for, but I understand why the author chose to do it and I think it made them both stronger in the end. It really made me believe these two could go the distance.
Also, just a reminder, this is a part of a series but each book stands on its own. No cross-over characters. Each book is just a different forbidden relationship. So if you like some naughty Age-Gaps, this series is for you.
4.5 stars
4 on the spice scale
CW: PTSD, War flashbacks, abusive parent (past), death of a parent
April 17, 2024
I skipped half of the book … I was bored
April 23, 2025
3/5 ⭐️
April 26, 2024
✨ Publication date: April 12, 2024✨
Sir, Yes Sir is a spicy Dad’s best friend romance by LL Ash. This is the third book in a series but can definitely be read as a standalone. This is my first book by this author.
Ashton Kane is honourably (medically) discharged from the marines after a mission gone wrong permanently injured him and kills several of his crew. After a long recovery at a military hospital he heads to his longtime friend Tommy’s house to finish his recovery and work at his dealership.
Freya is Tommy’s 21 year old daughter and still lives at home. When Ashton arrives he notices Freya is no longer the kid he remembers. Freya is gorgeous and somehow seems to know exactly what to do to calm him during his PTSD episodes. But what happens when the girl who is off limits is the love of your life?
So, I loved the premise of this story but didn’t love the writing or the characters. I really thought the lead up to Ashton and Freya getting together and building a relationship should have been a bigger part of the book. I couldn’t quite grasp that after one night of mind blowing sex, Freya was telling her dad she loved him. This book did have lots of spice and I liked that both Ashton and Freya were strong characters. This was a three star read for me.
Disclaimer: I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
#NetGalley #llash #siryessir
Sir, Yes Sir is a spicy Dad’s best friend romance by LL Ash. This is the third book in a series but can definitely be read as a standalone. This is my first book by this author.
Ashton Kane is honourably (medically) discharged from the marines after a mission gone wrong permanently injured him and kills several of his crew. After a long recovery at a military hospital he heads to his longtime friend Tommy’s house to finish his recovery and work at his dealership.
Freya is Tommy’s 21 year old daughter and still lives at home. When Ashton arrives he notices Freya is no longer the kid he remembers. Freya is gorgeous and somehow seems to know exactly what to do to calm him during his PTSD episodes. But what happens when the girl who is off limits is the love of your life?
So, I loved the premise of this story but didn’t love the writing or the characters. I really thought the lead up to Ashton and Freya getting together and building a relationship should have been a bigger part of the book. I couldn’t quite grasp that after one night of mind blowing sex, Freya was telling her dad she loved him. This book did have lots of spice and I liked that both Ashton and Freya were strong characters. This was a three star read for me.
Disclaimer: I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
#NetGalley #llash #siryessir
July 29, 2025
Sir, Yes Sir by L. L. Ash sets up a tempting premise: a gruff, battle-worn Marine recovering from devastating injuries who finds himself under the same roof as his best friend’s now-grown up daughter. Having read similar May-December trope romances from Ms. Ash before, I was so psyched to see this little number get published, the expectations of which fell flat as I read on.
37 year old Ashton Kane has lost everything that once defined him—his career, his brothers-in-arms, and his sense of purpose. The only thing he has left is the discipline that has been drilled into him, and even that falters when faced with temptation in the form of 21 year old Freya Gun, his best friend’s daughter. Freya remembers Ashton as the intimidating family friend from her childhood, but the man who moves into her home for recuperation and recovery is more than the formidable man that she remembers. He is human, scarred, vulnerable, and dangerously irresistible.
Ashton is used to being a protector, not someone in need of shelter and definitely not ready to face the fact that his career in the military is effectively over. Suffering from PTSD, his pride clashes constantly with the reality of his situation, and that inner struggle makes it tremendously challenging and enticing for him to rely on Freya, which he resists with every fiber of his existence. Freya, who is at that stage of life where she is stepping into her independence but still deeply tied to family, is curious, kind-hearted, and willing to see the man behind the Marine, something Ashton does not make easy.
While Freya is daughter of his best friend, the man who invited Ashton to his home and gave him everything he needed to rest and recover, this is THE line that Ashton swears he will never cross. However, the undeniable attraction simmering between the two makes it extremely difficult, as such feelings grow and intensify given their close living arrangements.
And yet, despite the promising foundation of the book and my love for previous novels penned by Ms. Ash, I struggled with this book. It had all the makings of a passionate, angsty forbidden romance, but the execution felt bogged down. There were long stretches of unnecessary detail, mundane filler that made the pacing drag. Instead of sharp, sizzling sexual tension, the chemistry sometimes got lost in the mundane. Even the sex scenes—plentiful as they were—eventually dulled under the weight of repetition and overly drawn-out narration.
What I did appreciate was Ashton’s portrayal as more than a brooding alpha. His vulnerabilities, illness, and PTSD episodes added to his appeal, and Freya’s willingness and ability to take him as he is added depth to her character, a maturity that may not necessarily exist in most 21 year olds. It helped to show that their bond was not just about lust; it was about recognition, comfort, and finding something worth holding onto after loss. My only wish is for it to have been delivered with tighter writing and more focus on emotional build-up rather than tedious detail.
Recommended for: Readers who enjoy age-gap, best friend’s daughter romances with military heroes, and slow-burn setups.
Final Verdict: A promising forbidden romance weighed down by excess detail—Sir, Yes Sir has heat and heart, but loses momentum before it can truly ignite.
Rating = 3/5
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37 year old Ashton Kane has lost everything that once defined him—his career, his brothers-in-arms, and his sense of purpose. The only thing he has left is the discipline that has been drilled into him, and even that falters when faced with temptation in the form of 21 year old Freya Gun, his best friend’s daughter. Freya remembers Ashton as the intimidating family friend from her childhood, but the man who moves into her home for recuperation and recovery is more than the formidable man that she remembers. He is human, scarred, vulnerable, and dangerously irresistible.
Ashton is used to being a protector, not someone in need of shelter and definitely not ready to face the fact that his career in the military is effectively over. Suffering from PTSD, his pride clashes constantly with the reality of his situation, and that inner struggle makes it tremendously challenging and enticing for him to rely on Freya, which he resists with every fiber of his existence. Freya, who is at that stage of life where she is stepping into her independence but still deeply tied to family, is curious, kind-hearted, and willing to see the man behind the Marine, something Ashton does not make easy.
While Freya is daughter of his best friend, the man who invited Ashton to his home and gave him everything he needed to rest and recover, this is THE line that Ashton swears he will never cross. However, the undeniable attraction simmering between the two makes it extremely difficult, as such feelings grow and intensify given their close living arrangements.
And yet, despite the promising foundation of the book and my love for previous novels penned by Ms. Ash, I struggled with this book. It had all the makings of a passionate, angsty forbidden romance, but the execution felt bogged down. There were long stretches of unnecessary detail, mundane filler that made the pacing drag. Instead of sharp, sizzling sexual tension, the chemistry sometimes got lost in the mundane. Even the sex scenes—plentiful as they were—eventually dulled under the weight of repetition and overly drawn-out narration.
What I did appreciate was Ashton’s portrayal as more than a brooding alpha. His vulnerabilities, illness, and PTSD episodes added to his appeal, and Freya’s willingness and ability to take him as he is added depth to her character, a maturity that may not necessarily exist in most 21 year olds. It helped to show that their bond was not just about lust; it was about recognition, comfort, and finding something worth holding onto after loss. My only wish is for it to have been delivered with tighter writing and more focus on emotional build-up rather than tedious detail.
Recommended for: Readers who enjoy age-gap, best friend’s daughter romances with military heroes, and slow-burn setups.
Final Verdict: A promising forbidden romance weighed down by excess detail—Sir, Yes Sir has heat and heart, but loses momentum before it can truly ignite.
Rating = 3/5
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April 27, 2024
⭐️3/5⭐️
A great basic plot line except that we got a little lost 3/4 into the book. The H was not my favorite, he wasn’t quite a beast and wasn’t quite an alpha, he did not express enough commitment and that he loved the h at the right time in the story.
💕FOR THE REASONS I READ ROMANCE:
The Connection of the Couple: 4.5/5
Do I believe the couple will endure after the last chapter: 4.5/5
Couple spent enough happy times together: 4.5/5
Give and Take balance between the couple: 1/5
Couple was balanced and suited: 5/5
Banter and Fun Times: 4/5
🖋️THE WORDS
Show and not Tell: 3/5
Was I transported and enraptured: 3/5
Was the language sophisticated: 4/5
⛔️(SPOILERS BELOW)⛔️
🌸OTHER NOTES
My personal taste:
This felt inconsistent. There were parts that were great, I liked the build up, the turning point, the idea that the H had to redeem himself BUT he didn’t really redeem himself to right amount equal to his crime. And the h just kept chasing him and I have a problem when things are not balanced like that.
Characters Likability:
H: I have to say I did not like this H, he came across as alpha strong so I was expecting that but he wasn’t enough of that. And there were a couple of turns I didn’t like, I didn’t like the scene where he flirted with many girls in front of the h because he liked the h so much? Mixed signals should not be attractive or rewarded. I understood why he left but I didn’t like how he came back in her life, he texted instead of called or just showed up in person, he didn’t go to her right away when he returned. I don’t like wishy washy feelings from the H.
h: I liked how this h was caring and loving but I really thought she was chasing him the whole time. I understand her making the first move, because it would have been creepy if it was the H because of the age difference but I found it to be too much. He just ghosted her for 2 years and she is so quick to forgive, I thought this needed even 2 scenes of him groveling and it would have been fine. She was the first to say I love you, the first to bring up marriage, she went to him when he first returned after the ghosting and first to kiss him too at the reunion.
The Connection:
The couple spent a lot of time together and I am a big fan of that but it was almost too much here or too continuous I got a little bored in the middle. They fell hard for eachother. The h took care of the H a lot which I liked but I thought if the h didn’t make all the moves would the H have just done nothing.
Angst, was it worth it? Yes, the angst created by her father’s concerns, once they overcame that was worth it. Their reunion after a 2 year separation, once they got back together was satisfying.
Push Pull: The H pushes away a lot, especially in the beginning but once he commits, he doesn’t falter. The h was fully committed the entire time, too much in fact she could have pushed a couple times and it would have been better.
The Ending: The HEA was not rushed, we lingered enough on the proposal, the wedding and then being together. It was nice.
SUMMARY
My favorite thing about this book:
I liked how the situation and the characters seemed real. I liked how real the PTSD episodes were and it was emphasized how difficult it was to get over. No one was a millionaire and we still felt like the couple was going to have a comfortable life once together.
I half liked the h and I didn’t like the H, but their love story was nicely written. Their love being forbidden and the way the author had them “found out” so soon and how the story turned into a different, unexpected direction was great. I liked that they reunited after the H was stronger.
What I didn’t like:
There were times in this book, around the 75% mark that it felt like we were driving without a map and events were put it as page fillers and didn’t really purposefully contribute to the story. That got me annoyed because it lasted a long time. The H’s father, the aunt, the car-jacking, that all seemed irrelevant. The trip to California was nice but we went back there and that seemed repetitive. The getting back together scenes were just a tad too long. This just needed some editing.
There were details I would have liked to be done differently. The H wronged the h by abandoning her, whether or not he had a god excuse, he still should have worked harder to get her back. The h also read a little desperate.
Should you read this: Honestly, if I knew how much the plot meandered, and the sex scenes were hot but repetitive and too many, I would have skipped this, so no.
Will this go on my favorites shelf to read again: No
A great basic plot line except that we got a little lost 3/4 into the book. The H was not my favorite, he wasn’t quite a beast and wasn’t quite an alpha, he did not express enough commitment and that he loved the h at the right time in the story.
💕FOR THE REASONS I READ ROMANCE:
The Connection of the Couple: 4.5/5
Do I believe the couple will endure after the last chapter: 4.5/5
Couple spent enough happy times together: 4.5/5
Give and Take balance between the couple: 1/5
Couple was balanced and suited: 5/5
Banter and Fun Times: 4/5
🖋️THE WORDS
Show and not Tell: 3/5
Was I transported and enraptured: 3/5
Was the language sophisticated: 4/5
⛔️(SPOILERS BELOW)⛔️
🌸OTHER NOTES
My personal taste:
This felt inconsistent. There were parts that were great, I liked the build up, the turning point, the idea that the H had to redeem himself BUT he didn’t really redeem himself to right amount equal to his crime. And the h just kept chasing him and I have a problem when things are not balanced like that.
Characters Likability:
H: I have to say I did not like this H, he came across as alpha strong so I was expecting that but he wasn’t enough of that. And there were a couple of turns I didn’t like, I didn’t like the scene where he flirted with many girls in front of the h because he liked the h so much? Mixed signals should not be attractive or rewarded. I understood why he left but I didn’t like how he came back in her life, he texted instead of called or just showed up in person, he didn’t go to her right away when he returned. I don’t like wishy washy feelings from the H.
h: I liked how this h was caring and loving but I really thought she was chasing him the whole time. I understand her making the first move, because it would have been creepy if it was the H because of the age difference but I found it to be too much. He just ghosted her for 2 years and she is so quick to forgive, I thought this needed even 2 scenes of him groveling and it would have been fine. She was the first to say I love you, the first to bring up marriage, she went to him when he first returned after the ghosting and first to kiss him too at the reunion.
The Connection:
The couple spent a lot of time together and I am a big fan of that but it was almost too much here or too continuous I got a little bored in the middle. They fell hard for eachother. The h took care of the H a lot which I liked but I thought if the h didn’t make all the moves would the H have just done nothing.
Angst, was it worth it? Yes, the angst created by her father’s concerns, once they overcame that was worth it. Their reunion after a 2 year separation, once they got back together was satisfying.
Push Pull: The H pushes away a lot, especially in the beginning but once he commits, he doesn’t falter. The h was fully committed the entire time, too much in fact she could have pushed a couple times and it would have been better.
The Ending: The HEA was not rushed, we lingered enough on the proposal, the wedding and then being together. It was nice.
SUMMARY
My favorite thing about this book:
I liked how the situation and the characters seemed real. I liked how real the PTSD episodes were and it was emphasized how difficult it was to get over. No one was a millionaire and we still felt like the couple was going to have a comfortable life once together.
I half liked the h and I didn’t like the H, but their love story was nicely written. Their love being forbidden and the way the author had them “found out” so soon and how the story turned into a different, unexpected direction was great. I liked that they reunited after the H was stronger.
What I didn’t like:
There were times in this book, around the 75% mark that it felt like we were driving without a map and events were put it as page fillers and didn’t really purposefully contribute to the story. That got me annoyed because it lasted a long time. The H’s father, the aunt, the car-jacking, that all seemed irrelevant. The trip to California was nice but we went back there and that seemed repetitive. The getting back together scenes were just a tad too long. This just needed some editing.
There were details I would have liked to be done differently. The H wronged the h by abandoning her, whether or not he had a god excuse, he still should have worked harder to get her back. The h also read a little desperate.
Should you read this: Honestly, if I knew how much the plot meandered, and the sex scenes were hot but repetitive and too many, I would have skipped this, so no.
Will this go on my favorites shelf to read again: No
April 19, 2024
Not gonna lie
After reading the first two books in the series I was really looking forward to this one. Unfortunately I was really disappointed. The editing was awful, wrong names and missing punctuation, etc. While I can appreciate the sex scenes I could have done with less and a better story. Moved at a snails pace but I finished it.
After reading the first two books in the series I was really looking forward to this one. Unfortunately I was really disappointed. The editing was awful, wrong names and missing punctuation, etc. While I can appreciate the sex scenes I could have done with less and a better story. Moved at a snails pace but I finished it.
June 5, 2024
Good premise, poor execution. Just dragged at times.
April 29, 2024
Sir, Yes Sir by L. L. Ash is a dad's best friend, age gap romance. It is a forbidden romance type book and one you know will be full of steam and spice before even turning the page. I love that both characters are very strong willed and independent. I enjoyed the plot of watching the characters connect and fall in love. There were parts that were sad and hard to read because you really feel heartbroken for the MMC, Ashton. He has PTSD and deals with a lot issues. Freya, the FMC, seems to help bring peace to him. As a couple they have a lot of things to overcome if they want to make the relationship work.
Overall I enjoyed the story and look forward to reading more books from this author.
Overall I enjoyed the story and look forward to reading more books from this author.
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April 12, 2024ARC Review/Note: Thank you NetGalley and Publisher for this arc. These are my own words.
So I really tried to get through this since it’s an ARC copy and I wanted to be able to provide a fell review and feedback but unfortunately this was just not for me. I decided to DNF @ 51%. It just read way too much like a YA Novel when I know good and well it’s NA. They were both so immature it was annoying. Then the dad & mom, don’t even get me started. I just really didn’t like any of the characters.
Since this was an ARC copy I won’t leave a rating.
So I really tried to get through this since it’s an ARC copy and I wanted to be able to provide a fell review and feedback but unfortunately this was just not for me. I decided to DNF @ 51%. It just read way too much like a YA Novel when I know good and well it’s NA. They were both so immature it was annoying. Then the dad & mom, don’t even get me started. I just really didn’t like any of the characters.
Since this was an ARC copy I won’t leave a rating.
May 26, 2024
Loved! Best one yet!
I've read all the books in the Sophisticated Seduction Series and I've loved every single one.
This book was probably my favourite out of them all. All the love, hurt, pain, trauma, healing, friendship, family, trials was just amazing.
Absolutely adored this read! Highly recommend!
I've read all the books in the Sophisticated Seduction Series and I've loved every single one.
This book was probably my favourite out of them all. All the love, hurt, pain, trauma, healing, friendship, family, trials was just amazing.
Absolutely adored this read! Highly recommend!
September 10, 2024
It was pretty good but unnecessarily long, like we could’ve been able to skip some chapters in between
April 17, 2024
Oh Ash Ash Ash, you chaotic, wounded little angel!!!
This book was full of love, chaos, angst, and the evolution of growing around trauma and I ate the shit up!!
This book was full of love, chaos, angst, and the evolution of growing around trauma and I ate the shit up!!
May 26, 2024
This was a very spicy and a little sad book.
This story is about a young woman named Freya who falls in love with her dad’s best friend Ashton. He is out of the military having been injured and he is suffering from PTSD. Ashton ends up having to stay with Freya’s parents for a bit. Ashton starts spending time alone with Freya. She helps him through his PTSD episodes and she helps him with his car. He feels bad for not telling her dad about being with Freya. He can’t help how he feels about her and vice versa. This book is quite spicy 🌶️🌶️🌶️. There is some military role playing going on between Ashton and Freya. Freya’s dad eventually finds out and he is mad at Ashton. I like how this relationship worked out between Ashton and Freya. I enjoyed reading this book.
This story is about a young woman named Freya who falls in love with her dad’s best friend Ashton. He is out of the military having been injured and he is suffering from PTSD. Ashton ends up having to stay with Freya’s parents for a bit. Ashton starts spending time alone with Freya. She helps him through his PTSD episodes and she helps him with his car. He feels bad for not telling her dad about being with Freya. He can’t help how he feels about her and vice versa. This book is quite spicy 🌶️🌶️🌶️. There is some military role playing going on between Ashton and Freya. Freya’s dad eventually finds out and he is mad at Ashton. I like how this relationship worked out between Ashton and Freya. I enjoyed reading this book.
April 16, 2024
Taboo romances are one of my favorites! Loved this one so much! It was sooo good!
April 15, 2024
Tom, Karma, and their daughter Freya twenty-one, were preparing to sit down to dinner. It was usually some kind of vegan concoction Karma attempted to create, she is not very good at cooking, and making healthy food took finesse, to look good, smell good, and most of all taste good for people to want to stay with a healthy plan.
On this night though, Freya sees her dad take a call, which makes her stop in her tracks. When she saw her dad with tears in his eyes, and she heard the tremble in his voice, she went to the kitchen to get her mom. Her mom wanted Freya to continue to stir the mystery dinner she was happy to do it. Freya couldn't handle seeing her dad crying. She had never seen her dad so shaken. At the dinner table, Dad explained his best friend, and the man who is the closest to a brother, Ashton Kane, would be going to stay with them for a while to recoup.
Ashton had been seriously injured and he needed their help. His leg and hip had been repaired as best they could, but he suffers from PTSD and migraines. The injuries he sustained in the blast caused a concussion. When Ashton arrived at their home, he was everything she remembered, tall, muscular, and sexier than sin. She knew she was in trouble. He wasn’t as old as her father, he was in his late thirties though and she couldn't believe she was even pondering such things, somehow she knew he would never even consider her a woman. After all, she was “Tommy Gun’s” daughter.
Yeah, all the guys have handles. Ashton‘s is, “Citizen.” For, you guessed it, “Citizen Kane,” for his last name. Her life was going to change. At twenty one she had been wanting to move out. But, her mom is so co-dependent on her because her father had been in the military for so long. Mainly, it had been the two of them against the world. Her mom is a spiritualist. She is someone who lives an emotionally based existence and likes harmony within the home. However, things become tense the longer she and Ashton circle each other, and their friendship grows.
When Freya makes her move on him, after a night out with him and some of her friends. He is torn. He’s been having this inner turmoil within himself for weeks over the very thing she wants. Yet, he knew he couldn't cross that line because of the respect he had for Tommy. How long realistically can he hold on to his restraints? Does he want to? Let me just say, “I still dislike her father.” The pain he inflicted was deliberate. Every blow landed was lethal, and he knew it. He told Ash to take the waitress out for a night of fun, and she was barely legal. Yet, just not his daughter, but it's okay with someone else's daughter. Such a good story. Not a smooth story at all. So many events bring this couple together. Some are good and some are not so good.
On this night though, Freya sees her dad take a call, which makes her stop in her tracks. When she saw her dad with tears in his eyes, and she heard the tremble in his voice, she went to the kitchen to get her mom. Her mom wanted Freya to continue to stir the mystery dinner she was happy to do it. Freya couldn't handle seeing her dad crying. She had never seen her dad so shaken. At the dinner table, Dad explained his best friend, and the man who is the closest to a brother, Ashton Kane, would be going to stay with them for a while to recoup.
Ashton had been seriously injured and he needed their help. His leg and hip had been repaired as best they could, but he suffers from PTSD and migraines. The injuries he sustained in the blast caused a concussion. When Ashton arrived at their home, he was everything she remembered, tall, muscular, and sexier than sin. She knew she was in trouble. He wasn’t as old as her father, he was in his late thirties though and she couldn't believe she was even pondering such things, somehow she knew he would never even consider her a woman. After all, she was “Tommy Gun’s” daughter.
Yeah, all the guys have handles. Ashton‘s is, “Citizen.” For, you guessed it, “Citizen Kane,” for his last name. Her life was going to change. At twenty one she had been wanting to move out. But, her mom is so co-dependent on her because her father had been in the military for so long. Mainly, it had been the two of them against the world. Her mom is a spiritualist. She is someone who lives an emotionally based existence and likes harmony within the home. However, things become tense the longer she and Ashton circle each other, and their friendship grows.
When Freya makes her move on him, after a night out with him and some of her friends. He is torn. He’s been having this inner turmoil within himself for weeks over the very thing she wants. Yet, he knew he couldn't cross that line because of the respect he had for Tommy. How long realistically can he hold on to his restraints? Does he want to? Let me just say, “I still dislike her father.” The pain he inflicted was deliberate. Every blow landed was lethal, and he knew it. He told Ash to take the waitress out for a night of fun, and she was barely legal. Yet, just not his daughter, but it's okay with someone else's daughter. Such a good story. Not a smooth story at all. So many events bring this couple together. Some are good and some are not so good.
April 12, 2024
I picked this one up for the forbidden vibes and it didn't let me down. Ash and Freya are two unlikely people that find peace in each other. Ash is struggling after his discharge and Freya is one of the few to treat him normal without kid gloves. Freya is trying to establish her independence from her clingy family. Their relationship forces them to deal with their situations. Freya is feisty and still has a softness to her. I can see why Ash gravitates towards her. I definitely felt their chemistry and longing rather vividly and midway my stomach was in knots for these two. There's spice and banter to round out the plot creating an enjoyable story
April 30, 2024
Ok, this book has everything I like: age gap, forbidden love, chosen family and friendship.
Freya and Aston are absolutely hot. It was an easy read, even though sometimes it felt just too long. Things kept happening ad that tired me a bit, but I was definitely engaged. The steamy moments are many and well written and the chemistry between them is of the chart.
This is my first story from this author but it would not be the last!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Freya and Aston are absolutely hot. It was an easy read, even though sometimes it felt just too long. Things kept happening ad that tired me a bit, but I was definitely engaged. The steamy moments are many and well written and the chemistry between them is of the chart.
This is my first story from this author but it would not be the last!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
April 17, 2024
Sir, yes sir more like yes sir, more please. It was steamy, forbidden dad’s best friend and military. Ashton is a marine who was hurt and struggling with PTSD. He moves in with his best friend Tommy, who was also in the marines with him and his family. Freya is Tommy’s daughter and she can’t believe the attraction between her and Ashton since she has not seen him since she was a child. But, will they be able to survive her father finding out, Ashton’s PTSD and his childhood.
November 19, 2024
This is a good book. The two main characters are Freya and Asher. Freya has just graduated college and works for her father. Asher is a Marine, who used to be in the Marines with Freya’s father. Asher has been hurt and sent home to recover. He goes to stay with Freya’s family. There is an instant attraction. Several weeks later, Freya offers to help Asher fix up a firebird. They start dating. They have issues but together they work them out and fall in love.
July 9, 2025
Both Freya and Ash pissed me off. They were both idiots. Freya let Ash walk all over her. Like girl get up. He left you for 2 years!!!! You just forgive hime cause he said I’m sorry and I love you. Are you kidding??? She should have made him grovel. Shit, get with another man and make him jealous and let him see what he missed out on. I felt like she was too desperate and he was too insecure. I DNF at 53%
November 17, 2025
2.75⭐️ 16 year age gap dads best friend yep i was all over it. Good concept just the execution wasn’t as strong. If you’re going to have a 2 year later moment something should have happened. Freya basically stood still. This book needs about 100 pages less and a stronger plot. Spice was good. I kept waiting for this to get better and it didn’t. Book 1 and 2 set the bar high and this book didn’t come close to the others.
April 15, 2024
Daddy Ash!!
Loved freya and ash so much, Freyas fire is sooo good and she loved him so hard. Ash our poor tormented soul finally found love in the forbidden and I couldn’t be happier for him!
Loved freya and ash so much, Freyas fire is sooo good and she loved him so hard. Ash our poor tormented soul finally found love in the forbidden and I couldn’t be happier for him!
July 5, 2024
The 2 year time jump felt sudden and unnecessary long. The heroine forgave too quickly, for my taste. And I agree with others, where parts dragged on and I ended up skimming. Though I liked most of the MC's banter/teasing with each other. And I also liked how the hero wasn't a manwhore.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
May 31, 2024
𝑹𝑨𝑻𝑰𝑵𝑮 4.5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐓 4/5 💛 - 𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄 age gap - Dad best friend
𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 3/5 👎 - 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐓 3/5
Strong woman+ fighter man 💪 = great romance
𝐏𝐋𝐎𝐓 4/5 💛 - 𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄 age gap - Dad best friend
𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 3/5 👎 - 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐓 3/5
Strong woman+ fighter man 💪 = great romance
June 8, 2024
Dnf 50%
June 23, 2024
3,75/5 ⭐️
✨️ Check TW
✨️ MMC ex-Military (has PTSD)
✨️ Age Gap
✨️ Dad's Best Friend
✨️ "Forbidden" Romance
✨️ Workplace Romance
✨️ Time Jump - 2 years
✨️ Check TW
✨️ MMC ex-Military (has PTSD)
✨️ Age Gap
✨️ Dad's Best Friend
✨️ "Forbidden" Romance
✨️ Workplace Romance
✨️ Time Jump - 2 years
July 2, 2024
Loved this love story! Love Ashton! Wouldn’t mind my own Ashton
July 31, 2024
3,5 stars
March 13, 2025
DNF for me. The writing was just not good. Also, I found a couple of grammatical errors and it’s just bugging me. Sucks because this had all the elements.
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